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Weighing in on faith and life.
B.H. Carroll faculty members, students, and those who support its mission desire to create dialog and stoke critical thinking about important topics which relate to faith and life in this world. Below are posts from diverse authors, whose views contribute to the ongoing discussion of these areas. The positions of the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary, its faculty, and its governors.
Dr. David Ritsema featured in the Baptist Standard
David Ritsema, a PHD graduate and Resident Fellow at B. H. Carroll Theological Institute, as well as a member of its Board of Governors, was featured last month in the Baptist Standard. Every week, the Standard focuses on a Texas Baptist...
A Church and A Visit: The Carroll Way
I recently finished teaching a course at First Baptist Church, Wylie. Over a dozen Readers and five students participate in the Leadership in Ministry course. To equip church leaders through a local church that is accessible, affordable...
6 Helps To Make Your Prayer Life Stink Less: What Helps Our Prayer
What Helps Our Prayers If you could determine one thing that would help you pray, would you put it to use? We have been examining Steve Gaines’ helpful little book, Pray Like It Matters. First we looked at the importance of praying in a...
Genuine Worship Brings Unity
Worship in Action Many years ago, a group of us from the seminary I attended went to a huge, outdoor Christian concert. We got there early, so we had a great view of the stage. We were excited. It was going to be a fantastic day. The only...
No Small Calling: Five Bad Excuses for Not Doing Missions in a Small Church
"I remember when this whole place was full every Sunday. We even had people in the balcony." The "good old days" can be an enemy to the pastor of a small church. People can often define success as getting things closer to what they used...
How to Celebrate Lent For Every Season
When most people think of Lent, they probably think of its role in helping people confess and renounce sin. The self-denial that is inherent in how many Christian groups practice this part of the liturgical calendar is a perfect...
8 Reasons Your Prayer Life Might Stink: Some Roadblocks to Prayer
Some Roadblocks to Prayer We have been thinking about prayer with the help of Steve Gaines’ little book, Pray Like It Matters. In our last post we discussed The Power of Praying Together. I mentioned two other outstanding chapters in his...
Why Lent?
Lent has begun, and we here at the B. H. Carroll Theological Institute are commemorating the occasion both in our private devotion to Jesus and in our life together as an academic community. But why? After all, Lent is nowhere...
No Small Calling: The Biggest “Small” Calling
Two Sundays ago, I baptized my son Joseph. Although we knew it was a decision he had been wrestling with for some time, the timing was somewhat of a surprise. On the first Sunday in February, I preached a sermon that wasn't explicitly...
Carroll Institute to Host ATS Evaluation Visit
B. H. Carroll Theological Institute is preparing to receive an evaluation committee from The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). This evaluation visit is scheduled to take place March 27-30, 2017. The...